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October 27, 2005 • Page Image 30

…Annabel Cohen Special to the Jewish News c some wonderful baking. BLUEBERRY CORN MUFFINS The unusual combination of corn and blueberries make these muffins extra-moist and unique. 1 cup yellow cornmeal (not corn flour) 1 cup flour 1/3 cup sugar, plus 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup milk 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1 Tbsp. grated lemon peel or zest 1 cup blueberries 1 cup frozen corn, thawed Preheat oven to 375F. Spr...…

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…Some Kids Go Home To Milk And Cookies, Others Go Home To.. . ORR SHALOM was organized in 1979 to provide safe havens and homes of love and support for Israel's at-risk children — children who were neglected and abused, scarred and scared. Children waiting to be saved... by someone, by anyone. Could it be by you? Will it be your hand that lifts a child from undeserved despair and brings the light of love, warmth and comfort into their world? ...…

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…41m11111111.110010111111 0% INTEREST 411111111.11bi- 111 To Life! On Construction Loans $10,000 - $400,000* IN ERFAITH *until project is completed Reasons to Have 3521 Sunnydale Bloomfield Village MI 48301 KayBee CONSTRUCTION Repelling The Frustration Remodel YOUR Home Premier Licensed Builders 67 Years Personal References upon request Interfaith life sometimes means "just going with it." In-house Mortgage Co. Financing Availa...…

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…David Klein Gallery DIGEST presents church, all dressed up and eating corned beef on rye. Of course, we ran into a num- ber of Jewish acquaintances there. Like my fellow committee members, they didn't know our interfaith situation. However, they did know that we were involved in the JCC and temple. Again, looks of confusion. There's usually only one reason you get dressed up on Sunday. Admittedly, I don't get to church as often as I'd like....…

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…The Birmingham Temple VT . . To Life! TORAH PORTION Israeli-Palestinian Peace Activist . - . Diane Balser, PhD. will speak at the Birmingham Temple Forum Monday, November 7 th At 8:00 pm The theme for upcoming Forums with Rabbi Sherwin Wine is "Sixty Years Later" New Germany: Recovering from the Recovery November 14 th at 8:00 pm New Japan: Transformation and Power November 21st at 8:00 pm New Russia: Life after Communism November ...…

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…session one 8:00 - 9:00 PM 101 : who's winning the war on terrorism? with Dr. Warren Bass : couples and money 102 with Dr. Natasha Kendal scrapbooking for people of the book 103 : with Lynn Breuer building a championship team 104 : with Alan Osifield you and your aging parents 105 : with Peter Ostrow talking with your children about god 106 : with RabbiJoseph Krakoff session two 9:00 - 10:00 PM 201: peace without process? with Dr. Warren...…

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…• Metro Take Control of your Arthritis Headstones Toppled Take Charge of your Life In a rare vandalism, 30-35 gravestones are pushed over at Machpelah and Nusach H'Ari in Ferndale. Contact the Arthritis Foundation TODAY to find out more about the L'Chaim Project and specially designed education, excercise and self-help classes that can help you manage your arthritis. As a result of a GRANT from The Jewish Fund, many of these classes a...…

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…Temple Israel and the Anti-Defamation League invites you to join us for An Evening Carl bernstein Tuesda1/4 9, November15, 2005 • 7 PM Temple Israel • West bloomfielcl MI In the earn, 1970s, Carl bernstein and bob Woodward broke the Watergate story for The Was -- ington Post. With the recent revelation of the identity of Deep Throat, Bernstein has become one of the most sought-after guest speakers in the nation. This special evenin:c will...…

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…Metro Federal Funding The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Supportive Communities program was award- ed a second federal appropriation for fiscal year 2005. Thanks to the efforts of U.S. Reps. Joseph Knollenberg, R-Bloomfield Hills, and Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, and Democratic Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, Supportive Communities will con- tinue for another cycle. The program, housed at West Bloomfield-based Jewi...…

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…YOU SEE A DESERT. WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY. JNF BLUEPRIN NEGEV The future of Israel is at stake. Act now. IT'S NOT A MIRAGE. IT'S OUR VISION. Israel's land resources are stretched to the breaking point. After 10 years of dramatic population growth, the "The Negev will be the test economic, demographic and geographic realities all point to the necessity of developing the Negev Desert. of the creative ability and Incredibly, the Negev Deser...…

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…Metro UNIQUE NEW ITEMS FOR CHILDREN Shema Yisrael Night Light Friends Indeed Fisher and Taubman eased Rosa Parks' later life. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News • $1 399 Visit www.jewish.com for a wonderful selection of children's gifts. 1-866-3U DAICA JN lifestylemagazine LAT INL november third preview wo Jewish mega-philanthro- pists, A. Alfred Taubman and the late Max M. Fisher, corn- bined to allow civil rights pioneer Ro...…

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…The first thing Moishe and Helene Last did when they in later years, Rosa Parks sat on the restored bus that made her famous. Photo by Monica Morgan donate $100,000 to the foundation to make sure her rent was taken care of." Any remaining money will be used for school scholarships for needy Detroit children. When a library was being dedi- cated in Mrs. Parks' name in Montgomery five years ago, Judge Keith felt she was too frail to travel co...…

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…World ■ nted Teachings What your kids are learning about Israel, America and Islam. Editor's note: This is the first part of a special JTA investigation. New York/JTA ith the school year back in full swing, do you know what your chil- dren are learning? In thousands of public school districts across the United States, without ever know- ing it, taxpayers pay to disseminate pro-Islamic materials that are anti- American, anti-Israel and ant...…

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…ointe,c1 1- eac in s Vtiat '.iour kids are earn iris about- Israel ic a and iSiass labuses developed with the sup- port of Riyadh. An Example The "Arab World Studies Notebook" is one such example. Billed by its creators as an impor- tant tool to correct misperceptions about Islam and the Arab world, the manual for secondary schools has been blasted by critics for dis- torting history and propagating bias. First published in 1990 as the Ara...…

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…I World DIGEST Tainted from page 43 reach coordinators to some of the nation's key national resource cen- ters, including those at Georgetown, Harvard and Yale, from where she said in the inter- view that she had just returned from conducting teacher training. Enclave's Impact Many of the principal players involved in disseminating pro- Islamic, anti-American and anti- Israel materials to the public school system have links, direct or in...…

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…YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER OF 2006 Parents and Campers . . . Come hear about camp! More... Better... Easier... INFORMATION MEETING Wednesday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm Max M. Fisher Federation Building 6735 Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Call for details: 248-647-1100 OR www.tamarackcamps.com rnproved CI c - New WE'RE PART OF THE TEAM Debbie Landau, Assistant Director Jonah Geller, Executive Directo...…

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…Small Science? In a Nano World Now through Dec. 31 See a wide array of amazing things — including things inside your body — that are too small to see with just your eyes, and discover how scien- tists make and use special tools to study these microscopic wonders. •affordable everyday maternity wear specializing in petite, tall & plus sizes Free with museum admission. Ifs a •fun & practical infant clothing from preemie to 24 months This...…

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…SOLOMON Dry Bones KING IN OUR TIMES Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com SLOWLY OUT SURELY THE EGYPTIANS WILL EXTEND THEIR RULE OVER THE PALESTINIANS Editorial Sustaining Our Guard e've become used to, and all too accepting of, news that the Arab and Muslim world hates us because of our foreign policy, our president and our freedoms. Arab leaders tell us that they can't move too close to the United States because ...…

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…the fence. Therefore, some sug- gest that we avoid living in a Gaza-like compound and get the fence built along the Green Line, which is outside Gush Etzion. Serious objections to this are that once a fence is built, it can all- too-easily be a future border, with Israel potentially sacrificing the other side — my side. More immediately, a fence is a psycho- logical border, much more so than the "invisible" Green Line, and many people will nei...…

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…m dry W ed/tat/gm, ad 4.- debte, Wednesday November 9, 2005 7:30 PM oin us for a Concert Viz CelVbration blessing arvin Ham zse OUR 2005 TRIBUTE TO 21) Yeda Dessert Reception Couvert $118 Patron Ticket $500 w wwvels—wwr' preferred seating The Marvin Harnlisch Concert is generously sponsored by Si i zanne & Joseph Orley and Sally & Graham Orley A ANMAIIV, SI1AAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Road Southfield, MI 48034 (248) 357-5544 (248)...…

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…Arts & Entertainment In the romantic comedy Prime, Streep's Jewish mother frets over her son's interfaith dating. Meryl Streep as Jewish mom/therapist Lisa Metzger in Prime Amy Klein Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles n the new movie Prime, Meryl Streep is wearing a lavender button-down shirt, a red shawl draped comfortably around her broad shoulders and a brown hairdo that manages to have bangs, wings and flips all going at the same ti...…

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…Arts & Entertainment BEST BETS Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor Looking At Detroit author of The Poetics of Space: The Classic Look at How We Experience Intimate Places, and Michael Corbett's A Better Place to Live: New Designs for Tomorrow's Communities. The exhibit runs through Nov. 18 at the gallery, located inside the Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays- Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and no...…

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…ways to shop at jewisn .COM 11. online at wvvw.jewish.com Jane Monheit performs at Macomb Center. Rose, I Won't Dance and Embraceable You — she fell in love with while watching classic musicals as a child. Monheit will perform 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $30-$35, with dis- counts for students, senior citi- zens and for groups of 20 or more. (586) 286-2222 or go to www.MacombCente...…

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…Arts & Entertainment t,-} JEWISH BOOK FAIR of VEMT"ItrAi Star-Studded a N Fair A peek behind the curtains at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's 54th Annual Jewish Book Fair. -• '. , . -VFj.1 R 0 Li AR EN X 1,) h Y'ULCHINSKY S,t0SES i_A PI ‘444,1104- F . Diana Lieberman Special to the Jewish News D etroit-area paparazzi will be aiming their cameras toward the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit...…

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…house the vast number of paper clips collected. The Schroeders will speak 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the JCC in West Bloomfield, following a free screening of the movie Paper Clips at 7 p.m., pending its release. There is a $5 member/$8 non- member charge for the Schroeders' talk. Every year, Book Fair features a special program in commemora- tion of Kristallnacht, Nov. 9-10, 1938 — the night of destruction that accelerated the Nazi regim...…

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…Arts & Entertainment JEWISH BOOK FAIR Read All About It We give you a glimpse of the books written by authors making Book Fair appearances. The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank: In her second novel, the author of The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing follows the up-and-down journey of Sophie Applebaum as she travels from suburban Connecticut to the shtetls of New York City, seeking a place in the universe. Nothing comes easy for Sophie, from ...…

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…Vegas," Semyon Dukach, and his fellow MIT students, who formu- lated a perfectly legal system for beating the odds in Las Vegas. The system had nothing to do with card counting, wasn't illegal and was more powerful than anything that had been tried before. This book is being made into a motion picture starring Kevin Spacey. I've Seen a Lot of Famous People Naked, and They Have Nothing on You by Jake Steinfeld: Beginning as a personal train- e...…

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…Arts & Entertainment 0 0 i. JEWISH BOOK FAIR • 4 Charles gets more than he bargained for when he and his wife Ruth host a seance. Visible only to BLITHE SPIR I Charles, his first wife is conjured up and decides to stick around. A witty love triangle ensues! Only In Ann Arbor Nov. tith thru Sponsored by ' nW City. Natio A preview of Washtenaw JCC's 18th Annual Book Festival. Tickets: $14-$16, All shows at 8 p.m., except Sunday...…

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…A Moment With ... JACK KLUGMAN ack Klugman and Tony Randall, stars of televi- sion's The Odd Couple, were friends in real life as well as on screen. In Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship (Good Hill Press; $24.95), Klugman re-creates nearly five decades of comradeship and collabora- tion. As opening night speaker for the 2005 Jewish Book Fair, Klugman will speak — and show video clips — 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at the JCC in West Bloomfield....…

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…Arts & Entertainment JEWISH BOOK FAIR Only in Ann Arbor from page 58 Season: How the Jets, Mets and Knicks Made Sports History and Uplifted a City and a Country (8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10). Shamsky, a player on the "Miracle Mets" team that won the 1969 World Series, was last in Ann Arbor two years ago, speaking about his book on baseball great Sandy Koufax. Bash said she was looking forward to hearing some of the authors she'd met at Book...…

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…Who's On First T o help you plan your book fair activities, we've assembled a combined schedule of events at the Detroit and the Ann Arbor fairs. Locales are the Jewish 6:30 p.m. (WB) Local Authors Fair, balcony over main lobby Preview Night: Discussion of this year's hot picks 11 a.m. (WB) Wednesday, Nov. 2 Community Center in West Bloomfield, D. Dan and Betty Kahn Building (WB); the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park, Jimmy Prentis...…

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…Entertairur Arts fISH BOOK FAIR Who's On First The Jerry Ross Band Skyline & The Back Street Horns •Rumplestiltskin •EUSA •Nightline •Persuasion •Cassens Murphy Band 'Simone Vitale Band -Intrigue •Sun Messengers •Radio City Visit our web site www. loriorossicom Newsmaker from page 61 6 p.m. (AA) Children's Literacy Night Saturday, Nov.12 6 p.m. (AA) Jewish Family Service Dinner Reservations required; call JFS: (734) 769-0209 7 ...…

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…THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS AivtILLE FATEFUL ENCOUNTER Clueless In Manhattan OCTOBER 9.2005 — FEBRUARY 5. 2006 Romeo & Juliet. Antony ST- Cleopatra. Rodin fS7,_ Claude!. Melissa Bank's new novel traces a young woman's search for a meaningful life. Diana Lieberman Special to the Jewish News n the 40 years since Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique, educated young women have internalized the message of female self-determi- nation...…

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…Designing Buildin That Sin Breaking Ground introduces famed architect's iconic approach to public space. Sandee Brawarsky Special to the Jewish News t was in Poland's primeval forests, where bison roamed amidst labyrinths of poplar and maple trees, Daniel Libeskind first began to understand concepts of land, space, shelter and natural resources, themes that would be the underpinnings of his career as an architect. In his recent book, Brea...…

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…-41111111111111111111111111111111111111MMEM111111111111=1.10. ( Arts & Entertainment JEWISH BOOK FAIR CELEBRATE 15 YEARS Designing from page 65 OF GOOD TASTE. Libeskind's wife, Nina, left, takes care of business as he entertains children Lev and Noam during his tenure at Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, 1979. IT S OUR ANNIVERSARY AND YOU GET THE GIFTS: • $15 entree specials all month! • $5 wines by-the-glass! • $15 special price fo...…

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…BABY AND ME 6718-C ORCHARD LAKE RD. WEST DLOOMFIELD, MI 48322 248-855-3214 MON-FRI 10AM-5:3017 M SAT 10AM-519 M A Search For Hope 1 WEEK ONLY Seeds of Peace veteran offers perspective on Mideast conflict in coming-of-age memoir. Kevin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News T with ;inrctio:c, asti l.anior. u iii 3134 (SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005) WE KINDLY ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, AND DISCOVER. CREDIT CARDS ...…

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…Arts & Entertainment Giacomo Puccini JEWISH BOOK FAIR CQ A Search from page 67 November 5-131 2005 at the Detroit Opera House The greatest love story ever sung, and one of the most beloved operas of all time! PERFORMED IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLE TRANSLATION FREE OPERA TALK 1 HOUR PRIOR TO CURTAIN featuring Dr. Wallace Peace OPERA... GIVE IT A TRY! Opera brings together several art forms... music, drama, dance and visual arts...…

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…Three Beautiful Views, One Beautiful Shade. Hunter Douglas introduces the winner of the most innovative window fashion of 2004 – Trio`" Convertible Shades. This soft fabric window covering gives you three beautiful choices: clear views, complete privacy and anything in between. Come in and see them today! Pearls Of Wisdom Former Detroiter, librarian and Book Lust author offers tips for choosing the right read. Kit HunterDouglas al windo...…

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…Arts & Entertainment Creating pleasant days— Alzheimer's Care at THE FOUNTAINS T JEWISH BOOK FAIR offers Alzheimer's care that supports the body, mind and spirit through dignity, choice and individuality. Through an activity-based program in a specially designed setting called The Gardens, our residents' enjoy pet and music therapy, excursions, exercise, and multi-sensory experi- ences to help with memory enhancement. HE FOUNTAINS 3,0 VS...…

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…AT THE MOVIES What, Meryl? from page 51 Chaim Potok, Philip Roth, Woody Allen — then perhaps Prime is Younger's way of sending a mes- sage in a bottle to the Jewish community. Consider this heart-to-heart conversation between the charac- ters David and his mother Lisa (Streep, at this point, is wearing a khaki-ish floral shirt and a thick rope of bead strands secured by olive stones). Lisa: "So you're still planning on marrying someone Jewis...…

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…Arts & Enter ainment AT THE MOVIES What, Meryl? from page 71 encourage patients to have rela- tionships within their respective faiths. It's easier. I encourage them to go to mosque or church or whatever. I think religion is paramount in a person's life." David: "OK, yes. But encourag- ing them is not discouraging them. And I know that you draw the line there. Would you tell your patient not to date someone that they don't think they're goi...…

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…Prickly Fathers, Rebellious Sons 'rector Noah i Two searing, semi-autobiographical films by Jewish directors open tomorrow in Detroit area theaters. Naomi Pfefferman tional Walt (Jesse Eisenberg) acts as his father's disciple, parroting dad's imperious dismissals of books such as This Side of Paradise as "minor Fitzgerald." But after his parents' divorce, traumatic events sour Walt's father-worship, allow- rickly relationships between fat...…

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…THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Sleeping Beauty Lepanto is a jewel in downtown Royal Oak. A s it continues its climb toward further recognition as a region with restaurants to be reckoned with, Royal Oak is revealing even more good dining spots that have seem- ingly been lying dormant ... not receiving proper Danny Raskin acknowledgement. Senior Columnist Sleeping good ones like Lepanto on Fourth, between Main and Washington, have been around for y...…

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…To Do! Check It Out! Sock Hop ijuron Valley-Sinai hospital will hold a fund-raiser, Tithe Sock Hop, on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at 59 West Banquet Center in Highland. Proceeds will benefit the expansion of the Natalie and Manny Charach Cancer Treatment Center at the hospital. An old-fashioned diner menu will offer clas- sic malt-shop food; guests are encouraged to wear 1950s attire. Tickets at $100 each and sponsorship at various levels...…

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…Listen to Arie Lipsky and other members of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra per- form at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Washtenaw County JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr., Ann Arbor. The program is a Matinee Musicale for seniors. $7. Call Rebecca Cheskidov at (734) 994-4801. Hear Voices of Israel Unplugged at the annual Family Concert and Afterglow of Yeshivat Akiva at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at 21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield. There also will be a...…

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…Mazel Toy! Military Mitzvah Aiding troops and learning of the impact of war on their families. Leonard Poger Copy Editor E• ory Siman's hobby of col- lecting toy soldiers led to a special bar mitzvah project — honoring American soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rory's interest in military matters started at age 5 and stems, in part, from his family background. His paternal grandfather, the late Robert Siman, served in the Army ...…

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